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Crafty Birdie Designs The Great National Health Colouring Book
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£8.99
Edra Publishing US LLC Patient-Reported Outcome Measurements (PROMs)
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£40.85
LWW Comprehensive Review in Clinical Neurology
Book SynopsisPerfect for effective, efficient board study, Comprehensive Review in Clinical Neurology: A Multiple Choice Book for the Wards and Boards, 3rd Edition, offers clear explanations of complex concepts in an easily understandable format—all while helping you digest large amounts of information quickly and easily. Authored and edited by Dr. Esteban Cheng-Ching, Dr. Eric P. Baron, Dr. Suraj Rajan, and Dr. Ahsan Moosa Naduvil Valappil, this updated guide features more than 1,200 comprehensive, multiple-choice questions covering every area of neurology you need to master. Content conforms to the exam blueprint, and every question features extensive rationales for all answers in order to maximize the amount of information provided. Uses a predominantly case-based question format, with high-yield tips, tables, diagrams, figures, electrophysiologic, radiographic and pathology images that highlight key points Includes more than 100 new questions in addition to carefully revised existing questions Covers all subjects seen on the board exam, and can be easily studied by topic for targeted review Offers detailed rationales for all answers to help you assess your knowledge and understand why an answer is correct or incorrect e-book features the ability to randomly generate interactive practice tests that draw questions from throughout the book Ideal for medical students and junior residents beginning their neurology education, senior neurology residents and fellows studying for the neurology board examination, and staff physicians reviewing for MOC exams
£83.69
Johns Hopkins University Press The Eye Book
Book SynopsisThe Owner's Manual for Your Eyes: The most comprehensive guide to taking care of vision. In The Eye Book, specialist Dr. Gary H. Cassel presents readers with trusted, evidence-based information they can rely on to protect vision and learn more about how to treat any eye problems that come up. This easy-to-understand volume takes a step-by-step approach, providing an overview of the eye's anatomy, a tour of healthy vision, and an explanation of what steps readers and health care providers should take to address vision issues. Drawing on years of clinical experience with patients, Cassel also looks at eye complications associated with common medical conditions (for example, diabetes) along with the best treatments for eye conditions, such as cataracts and glaucoma. Now in its second edition, this bestselling book continues to provide the interested reader, along with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, internists, and family doctors, with practical information about eyeglass Table of ContentsList of Vision Myths and Common Eye QuestionsList of FiguresPrefacePart I. Introduction1. A Guide to Your Eyes2. How Our Vision Changes over Time3. Top Tips to Take Care of Your Eyes and Your VisionPart II. Getting to 20/204. The Eye Exam5. All about Eyeglasses6. Contact Lenses: Everything You Need to Know7. Refractive Surgery: Is This a Good Option for You?Part III. The Big Problems for Aging Eyes8. Cataracts9. Glaucoma, the "Silent Thief"10. Age-Related Macular DegenerationPart IV. Other Eye Problems: Diagnosis and Treatment11. The Eyelids12. The Cornea13. The Conjunctiva14. The Complicated World of Tears15. The Uvea: Iris, Ciliary Body, and Choroid16. The Retina and Vitreous17. The Optic NervePart V. Other Things You Need to Know18. Eye Trauma and Emergencies19. General Health Problems That Can Affect the Eyes20. Living Well with Low VisionWith Michelle Bianchi OTR/L, CLVT21. Common Medications That Affect the Eyes22. Cosmetics and the EyesAppendix A. Vision MythsAppendix B. A Guide to Eye Medications and Related DrugsSigns and Symptoms IndexGeneral Index
£22.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Your Complete Guide to Liver Health
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1. Understanding Liver Disease Chapter 2. Diagnosing Liver Disease Chapter 3. What Is Viral Hepatitis? Chapter 4. Understanding Hepatitis B Chapter 5. Understanding Hepatitis C Chapter 6. Alcohol and the Liver Chapter 7. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Chapter 8. Other Causes of Liver Diseases Chapter 9. Complications of Liver Disease Chapter 10. Liver Cancer Chapter 11. Liver Transplantation Chapter 12. Liver Health Patient Resources Index
£17.10
Johns Hopkins University Press The Glaucoma Guidebook
Book SynopsisAn easy-to-read yet thorough guide to understanding and managing glaucoma and taking care of your vision. *Winner of a National Health Information Book Award, an American Book Fest Health: Aging/50+ Award, and an American Book Fest Health/General Award*Gold Winner of the National Health Information Book Award by the National Health Information AwardsWhen you receive a glaucoma diagnosis, knowing where to turn and how to understand treatment options can be overwhelming. Fifty percent of people with glaucoma do not even know they have the disease, and those who do may still struggle with managing it. If left untreated, glaucoma can lead to irreversible blindness. The Glaucoma Guidebook is an invaluable resource for anyone living with glaucoma and for those who are at high risk of developing the disease. Dr. Constance Okeke, an expert with over 20 years of experience helping thousands of patients see better, provides the critical advice and best practices needed to take control of your Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceContributing EditorsIntroductionChapter 1. Understanding GlaucomaWhat Does Glaucoma Look Like? Part 1What Is Glaucoma?What Does Glaucoma Look Like? Part 2What Are the Types of Glaucoma?How is Glaucoma Diagnosed?How is Glaucoma Treated?Who is at Risk for Glaucoma?Recommendations for Eye ExamsWhat Is the Impact of Glaucoma?Chapter 2. 12 Expert Tips to Prevent BlindnessTip 1. Don't Ignore the SignsTip 2. Do the "Cover Your Eyes So You Can See" TestTip 3. Accept the Disease, Don't Accept DefeatTip 4. Conquer Your Fears: Don't Despair, Have Hope.Tip 5. Take Glaucoma SeriouslyTip 6. Partnering with Your DoctorTip 7. Know What Is ExpectedTip 8. Keep Your Medical RecordsTip 9. Talk to Your FamilyTip 10. Be Honest with YourselfTip 11. Know the Risks Associated with Glaucoma and CataractsTip 12. Manage Your Glaucoma & Dry EyesChapter 3. Keeping it Real. Real Patients. Real Advice.ConclusionAcknowledgmentsResourcesGuide to Putting in Eye Drops CorrectlyCaregiver's GuideAdditional Resources for CaregiversGuide to Finding a Glaucoma SpecialistAdditional Resources for Glaucoma PatientsReferencesPhilanthropyIndexConstance Okeke, MD, MSCE
£14.25
Cambridge University Press Stahls Illustrated Pharmacological Treatments for
Book SynopsisAn illustrated guide to treatments for psychosis for mental health providers. Updated with the newest indications, formulations, recommendations, and safety data. Visual learners will find that this book makes the concepts easier to master and non-visual learners will appreciate the clear, shortened text on complex psychopharmacological concepts.
£47.49
Rowman & Littlefield Activating the Art Museum: Designing Experiences
Book SynopsisThis book offers a framework for collaboration between art museum educators and health professionals. It includes advice on selecting meaningful and provocative works of art; models of responsive workshop design, compelling descriptions of gallery experiences; and references to supporting medical literature
£39.90
UniAdmissions The Ultimate UCAT Guide: Fully Worked Solutions,
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£17.50
Oxford University Press MCQs for FRCOphth Part 1
Book SynopsisDoctors wishing to practice as ophthalmology consultants are required to pass the FRCOphth Part 1 examination administered by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth). This comprehensive revision guide is a key resource for meeting the challenges of this exam. Carefully mapped to the curriculum, and reviewed by twelve leading experts in the field, making it an authoritative guide to the exam.Written according to the latest RCOphth guidance, MCQs for FRCOphth Part 1 reflects recent changes in the subject weighting and examination format. It features 450 MCQs spread evenly across five sections, with detailed solutions and explanations, helpful figures, as well as three mock exams, and further reading to aid self-assessment.Including high quality clinical images, this book also aids the learning of complicated concepts through acronyms, mnemonics, and accessible clarifications. Written by an academic registrar in ophthalmology, this is a must have resource for anyone preparing for Table of ContentsPaper 1 - Questions Optics Anatomy Physiology Pathology Pharmacology and genetics Investigations Miscellaneous Paper 1 - Solutions Paper 2 - Questions Optics Anatomy Physiology Pathology Pharmacology and genetics Investigations Miscellaneous Paper 2 - Solutions Paper 3 - Questions Optics Anatomy Physiology Pathology Pharmacology and genetics Investigations Miscellaneous Paper 3 - Solutions Paper 4 - Questions Optics Anatomy Physiology Pathology Pharmacology and genetics Investigations Miscellaneous Paper 4 - Solutions Paper 5 - Questions Optics Anatomy Physiology Pathology Pharmacology and genetics Investigations Miscellaneous Paper 5 - Solutions
£39.99
Oxford University Press Inc The SaintChopra Guide to Inpatient Medicine
Book SynopsisThis 5th edition focuses on the most commonly encountered problems in hospital medicine, presented in a handy user-friendly outline. It provides an easily accessible framework to help students, residents, and inpatient clinicians diagnose and develop treatment and management approaches for a broad range of medical conditions.
£55.00
Oxford University Press Oxford Professional Practice Handbook of
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Oxford University Press CONSULTANT INTERVIEW SIM P
Book SynopsisCovering the whole preparation process for your consultant interview, this is the only book you will need to succeed. Becoming a consultant is the key moment of your career and getting a position can be a difficult, competitive and stressful process. This book presents a medically focused guide on how to prepare for the interview, how to behave in the interview and finally how to put yourself in the best possible position to be appointed in a consultant job.Starting from acquiring the right experiences, qualities and skills for the job you want, the book covers writing CVs and application forms and the art of selling yourself, as well as the interview and any formal presentation itself. The book is designed to help you prepare for the job over a period of time.Easy to read and full of practical information, the book includes a series of exercises to help you practice and reinforce ideas and concepts.Trade ReviewThis book is an easy-to-read but comrehensive guide for anyone embarking on the search for a consultant post in the NHS, The layout of this book makes it easy to digest and it appropriately highlights key points and useful tips in separate 'boxes'; the authors even direct the last minute candidate to the most relevant chapters. I recommend this book for anyone in specialist training as a starting point to planning your career progression. It will be even more useful to the doctor approaching completion of training and actively searching for a job. It also provides valuable insight to the locum consultant who is looking for the ideal substantive post and wants to present him-/herself in the best possible light for future employers. * British Journal of Hospital Medicine *Table of Contents1. The strategic approach to getting the right job ; 2. Job applications ; 3. Pre-interview visit ; 4. Understanding you and your interviewers ; 5. Interview preparation ; 6. The interview ; 7. Interview candidates ; 8. Interview questions ; 9. Political and hot topics in the NHS ; 10. Specialty specific interviews ; 11. Presentations in interviews ; 12. Psychometric testing in interviews ; 13. New ways of interviewing ; 14. If you do not get the job ; 15. Getting the job - what next
£61.73
National Academies Press Establishing Transdisciplinary Professionalism for Improving Health Outcomes
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£31.45
Elsevier Health Sciences Mind Maps in Medical Pharmacology
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£36.89
Elsevier Health Sciences Elderhood An issue of Physician Assistant Clinics
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£37.99
Facts On File Inc Careers in Focus Physicians Third Edition
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£33.20
Royal College of General Practitioners The Inner Physician
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£32.39
SPCK Publishing Dare to Trust
Book SynopsisA powerful memoir set amidst dangerous situations, where faith, compassion, and courage thrive.Trade Review“Courageous, remarkable, compassionate and selfless all describe Dr. Natalie MacDermott. This book is a reflection of the mandate that we as Christians have to demonstrate Christ's love to the world. Natalie exemplifies that call. It was a privilege to serve alongside her in Liberia.” -- Nancy Writebol“Bravery is not a mystical attribute that some adventurous souls are given but the rest of us lack. Being brave is about saying `Yes’ to God and to others; it is about facing our internal obstacles and making tough choices in a crisis. Nathalie has chosen to live by faith and not by fear, and her life so far has been extraordinary as a result. You will be encouraged and challenged by the wisdom she shares and you will, in turn, undoubtedly dare to dream more about what God can do through you. Having visited Liberia and the Ebola hospital, I know that sharing this story has been costly, but this bravery will also be rewarded as we each say a bigger `Yes’ to God as a result of all that is shared in these pages.” -- Cathy Madavan, speaker, writer, author of Digging for Diamonds and part of Spring Harvest Planning Group “This book is a breathtaking account of what God can achieve through somebody who is totally dedicated to him and his purpose. My friend Nathalie has learned that her faith in Jesus is more valuable than her own life; in fact, Jesus has become her life. Her story is a challenge to us to take our discipleship seriously, and be radical in our commitment to the Lord.” -- Dr Roger Aubrey, All Nations Church Cardiff and author of Discovering GodTable of ContentsContentsForeword 11Acknowledgments 121. God, Are You Really There? 172. Reading the Bible So I Can Dismiss it 323. “You Want Me to Give Up Medical School?” 464. He’s Dead – God Answered My Prayer 615. God Multiplied Those Bibles for a Reason 736. Life and Death in Africa 837. Mission 193 978. If I Talk, He Dies 1149. Medicine in Sun City 12610. Every Life Matters 13811. What Devastation Looks Like 15512. I Always Knew I Was Supposed to Do SomethingAbout Ebola 16813. Two Weeks of Hell and Hope 17914. From Crisis to Crisis 19915. Isolation 21316. Coming to Terms with Trauma 233Epilogue: Time to Act 249
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Every Doctor
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this well-received text advocates for a transformational change in the way doctors protect their mental health, look out for their colleagues, co-create a kinder, more humane work culture and lead health system reform. Offering practical strategies and real solutions, based both on medical literature and the wisdom of experienced doctors, the new edition reimagines healthcare, where every doctor is encouraged and supported to: Prioritise psychological wellbeing and physical protection Promote healthy workplace cultures, fairness and safety Build strong relationships by sharing challenges Save lives through medical co-leadership Rediscover the joy in medicine Brimming with poignant and hopeful stories and quotes from a diverse array of doctors from many different specialities and at all career stages, the book is a celebration of the growing global interconnectedness and the changing face of the medical profTrade Review"Michael, Vihangi and Leanne are indeed the best doctors to author Every Doctor because they have demonstrated in this book how much they understand about us as medical practitioners, as leaders and advocates, and about our journeys and our future. They share precious experience and offer precious advice." - Dr Donald Li, Hong Kong, China; Past President, World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA)."This book will challenge, question and support us to be more aware of both the risks we run as doctors, and how we can deal with them effectively and fruitfully. Read it alone, or with colleagues, and then discuss – it will be worth it." - Professor Amanda Howe OBE, Past President of the Royal College of General Practitioners, UK; Past President, World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA)."Many healthcare professionals view their future, and their patients’ futures, with dismay, feeling theirs is a profession under siege. This book has many fine and practical suggestions for improving one’s life as a clinician. All of these recommendations – and more besides -- come with practical exercises to help clinicians to manage them. For this reason, I would recommend this brief book, not just for every doctor, but also for any health care professional … the kind of caring and active listening encouraged by Rowe and Kidd strengthens the bond between patient and professional and assures the patient the clinician will always be there for them. This book will help clinicians be more resilient and less liable to feel "under seige" - Philip C Hébert MD PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sunnybrook, Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Canada."What a gift this would’ve been when I first started as a doctor, a four-part blueprint for self-care not just physically but mentally, a guide to shaping medical workplaces that are fair and nurture rather than crush its workers, a reminder that our tribe of fellow health practitioners can be our strongest supporters, and a call to action not to sell ourselves short as powerful medical leaders... It’s real stories from our colleagues brave enough to share their vulnerable times that only strengthen the bonds of collegiality and remind us not to always expect plain sailing... I highly recommend." - Grant Blashki, practising GP, Lead Clinical Advisor for beyondblue, and an Associate Professor at the Nossal Institute and the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia.Table of ContentsPart 1: Every Doctor prioritising psychological and physical protection first 1. Re-writing personal stories of hope2. Staying mentally strong under pressure 3. Making time for what matters most4. Reassessing goals in all dimensions of life 5. Rethinking optimism with self compassion6. Preventing and managing burnout7. Sleeping well naturally night or day 8. Nurturing loving relationships at home9. Trusting our own treating doctor Part 2: Every Doctor promoting healthy workplace cultures, fairness and safety 10. Co-creating kinder cultures and clinical teams 11. Responding to challenging interactions with patients 12. Learning from mistakes, complaints and clinical incidents 13. Calling out conscious and unconscious biases 14. Eliminating discrimination, racism, sexual harassment, and bullying 15. Confronting Narcissistic Personality Disorder16. Preventing and managing patient initiated violencePart 3: Every Doctor building strong relationships by sharing challenges17. Mentoring every junior doctor 18. Preventing and identifying mental injury 19. Reducing mental illness stigma20. Helping colleagues seek early mental health care 21. Improving every doctors’ mental health literacy 22. Supporting colleagues with mental illness23. Learning from loss, grief and serious physical illness Part 4: Every Doctor saving lives through medical co-leadership24. Making medical organisations work for us25. Practising leadership values and ethics 26. Advocating through publishing and public speaking 27. Honouring inspirational stories of medical co-leadership 28. In conclusion Index
£22.56
Johns Hopkins University Press Eating Disorders
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface, by Philip S. Mehler and Arnold E. Andersen1. Diagnosis and Treatment of the Eating Disorders Spectrum in Primary Care Medicine, by Arnold E. Andersen2. The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team and Levels of Care in the Treatment of Eating Disorders, by Craig Johnson, Jeana Cost, Russell Marx, Kenneth Weiner, Nathalia Trees, and Philip S. Mehler3. Medical Evaluation of Patients with Eating Disorders, by Kristine Walsh and Philip S. Mehler4. Nutritional Rehabilitation: Practical Guidelines for Refeeding Patients with Anorexia Nervosa, by Meghan Foley, Shelby Sitko, and Philip S. Mehler5. Evaluation and Treatment of Electrolyte Abnormalities, by Dennis Gibson and Philip S. Mehler6. Gastrointestinal Complications, by Dennis Gibson, Leah Puckett, and Philip S. Mehler7. Cardiac Abnormalities and Their Management, by Katherine V. Sachs, Philip S. Mehler, and Mori Krantz8. Obstetric-Gynecologic Endocrinology and Osteoporosis, by Philip S. Mehler9. General Endocrinology, by Philip S. Mehler10. The Dual Diagnosis of Eating Disorder and Diabetes Mellitus, by Ovidio Bermudez, Jennifer McBride, and Philip S. Mehler11. Oral, Dental, Ear, and Eye Complications, by Jeffrey Hollis and Philip S. Mehler12. Athletes and Eating Disorders, by Arnold E. Andersen and Jeana Cost13. Males with Eating Disorders, by Arnold E. Andersen14. Special Considerations for Eating Disorders in Children and Young Adolescents, by Anna B. Tanner and Michael Spaulding-Barclay15. Atypical Anorexia Nervosa, by Neville Golden16. Eating Disorders in Transgender Individuals, by Arnold E. Andersen17. Using Medical Information Psychotherapeutically, by Arnold E. Andersen18. Ethical and Medicolegal Considerations in Treating Patients with Eating Disorders, by Patricia Westmoreland and Jessica Tse19. Medical Information for Nonmedical Clinicians and Educators, by Arnold E. Andersen20. Innovative Psychological Treatments of Eating Disorders, by Arnold E. Andersen21. Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders, by Daniel Le Grange and Sasha GorrellList of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIndex
£37.35
iUniverse Intern in the Promised Land
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£16.15
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Doctors and Healers
Book SynopsisWe think we know what healers do: they build on patients’ irrational beliefs and treat them in a ‘symbolic’ way. If they get results, it’s thanks to their capacity to listen, rather than any influence on a clinical level. At the same time, we also think we know what modern medicine is: a highly technical and rational process, but one that scarcely listens to patients at all. In this book, ethnopsychiatrist Tobie Nathan and philosopher Isabelle Stengers argue that this commonly posed opposition between traditional and modern medicine is misleading. They show instead that healers are interesting precisely because they don’t listen to patients, using techniques of ‘divination’ rather than ‘diagnosis’. Healers construct genuine therapeutic strategies by identifying the origins of symptoms in external forces, outside of the mind of the sufferer. Modern medicine, for its part, is characterized by empiricism rather than rationality. What appears to be the pursuit of rationality is ultimately only a means to dismiss and exclude other forms of treatment. Blurring the distinctions between traditional and modern practices and drawing on perspectives from across the globe, this ethnopsychiatric manifesto encourages us to think in radically new ways about illness, challenging accepted notions on the relationship between sufferer and symptom.Trade Review"The translation of this collaboration between two leading European thinkers about psychopathology and therapeutic process gives us access to a challenging way of thinking about the relation between health and the holy, medicine and the sacred, science and religion, rationality and irrationality, psychotherapy and psychopharmacology - all in a way that will be of immediate value for those concerned with psychiatric anthropology, cultural psychiatry and global mental health."—Thomas Csordas, University of California San DiegoTable of ContentsEditor's Note 1. Towards a Scientific PsychopathologyTobie Nathan I. The Benefits of Folk Therapy Scientific Therapy and Folk Therapy Solitude Diagnostics or Divination Statistical Categories vs. Real Cultural Groups The Construction of Truth Risky Psychopathology A Clinical Illustration Continuation of the Consultation II. Medicines in Non-Western Cultures Prolegomena on Thought and Belief The Idea of the Symbol The White Man’s Medicines Thought is in Objects Concepts of the Savage Mind Active Objects In Conclusion 2. The Doctor and the CharlatanIsabelle Stengers Recovering for the Wrong Reasons The Power of Experimentation Who defines the causes? A Practical Challenge 3. Users: Lobbies or Political Creativity?Isabelle Stengers Is another kind of medicine possible? Disease mongering A machine Condemnation? Hands Off! 4. Doctors, Healers, Therapists, the Sick, Patients, Subjects, UsersTobie Nathan Therapist The Sick Patients Subjects Users Pharmaka Notes
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Bonnier Books Ltd The Secret GP
Book SynopsisIf you thought you knew about the life of a GP, think again.Let me take you on an unbelievable journey to the truth, through spilt urine bottles, the patients who should have been in hospital months ago, existential crises, utterly unexplainable health problems and awkward silences.This is a job that requires you to be a detective, relationship counsellor, social worker, friend, sex therapist, parent-figure and sometimes, just sometimes, a doctor. Find out why you only get ten minutes with a GP, why you can never see the same doctor, why we are ALWAYS running late and why, despite a struggling system and an almost omnipresent sense of impending doom, I really love my job.
£15.29
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd The Restorative Resilience Model of Supervision:
Book SynopsisThe programme was designed to support professionals to process their workplace experiences and support them to build resilience levels to ensure they had future coping strategies beyond the initial life of the supervision sessions. The model of restorative resilience supervision was first developed in response to the emotional demands of midwives, doctors and nurses caring for families who had experienced miscarriage and stillbirth.Table of ContentsContent Includes: Introduction Workplace stress Vulnerability of the helping professions Resilience and protective factors Why restorative resilience supervision? Key elements of the model Case studies
£17.95
American College of Physicians Mentoring in Academic Medicine
Book SynopsisMentoring students, residents, and faculty and supporting their professional development are topics of great concern among leaders in medical education.Offering knowledge and insight from a range of experienced physician-educators and others involved in medical education, Mentoring in Academic Medicine provides a unique perspective on medical professionalism in the coming decades as well as a comprehensive approach to developing programs for mentorship and guidance.Illustrated with realistic cases and examples, this book provides: Insight into effective mentoring relationships and fostering professionalism Guidelines for developing mentoring programs for students, residents, and clinical and research faculty A consideration of the issues that arise related to mentoring special groups Multiple perspectives on role modeling and guiding others to be successful in their careers A part of ACP's Teaching Medicine Series, this title is available individually or as a part of the complete six-book set.
£36.05
Massey University Press The Ones That Bit Me
Book SynopsisBy the time Marcus Taylor graduated from veterinary school at age 23, a sheep, a cow, a hawk, innumerable dogs, cats, parrots and even a fish had locked their mandibles onto his flesh. Each bite only intrigued him further.From his first entanglement with a cow in ketosis in Canterbury to a beagle in heart failure in Newfoundland, and all manner of adventures and heartbreak in between, this memoir of the early career of a young New Zealand vet is both heartwarming and hilarious.
£27.89
Johns Hopkins University Press COPD
Book SynopsisA leading expert answers your questions about how to live to your fullest with COPD. Significant lung damage from smoking, exposure in some jobs, or even diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis can lead to COPD. Having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can leave you feeling short of breath, sometimes reluctant to go shopping or for a walk because you are afraid of more difficulties. You may have wheezing, tightness in the chest, or frequent coughing. Although you see a doctor for your COPD, you often have questions and need answers. In this concise and practical guide, leading medical expert Donald A. Mahler answers some of the most pressing questions that he has been asked over 30 years of seeing patients with COPD, including Why am I short of breath? What medications can treat my COPD? Can surgery improve COPD? What are flare-upsand how can I prevent them? How can I stop smoking? What should I do if my breathing isn't getting better? Can exercise help? If so, which exercises areTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. What Is COPD?Chapter 2. Why Am I Short of Breath?Chapter 3. Why Am I Coughing?Chapter 4. How Can I Quit Smoking?Chapter 5. Which Medications Can Help My COPD?Chapter 6. Can You Help Me Breathe Easier?Chapter 7. What Is a COPD Flare-Up? How Is It Treated? Can It Be Prevented?Chapter 8. Do I Need Oxygen? How Do I Travel with Oxygen?Chapter 9. Can Exercise Help? What Are the Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation?Chapter 10. Can Surgery Help Me Breathe Easier?Chapter 11. Can I Be Sexually Active with COPD?Chapter 12. Will My COPD Get Worse? Will I Die From COPD?Chapter 13. How Does COVID-19 Affect COPD?Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Foot Book
Book SynopsisNow completely revised and updated! The ultimate guide to taking care of your feet. Written by leading experts with decades of experience in podiatry, this new edition of The Foot Book covers everything you need to know to care for your feet. It addresses the entire foot, inside and out, describing in plain English its anatomy and biomechanical operations. The second edition also: Provides an overview of common and rare foot injuries and syndromes Includes information on alignment and balance problems, heel pain, skin and toe conditions, flat feet, arthritis, and more Offers guidance on medications, exercises, stretches, inserts, therapy, and surgery Explains how to select the right footwear and provides shoe recommendations Covers foot issues in children, athletes, people with diabetes, and people with nerve or vascular problems Includes links to supplemental videos that guide you through stretching, flexibility, and strengthening exercisesIllustrated with nearly 100 images, The FoTable of ContentsPrefacePart I. IntroductionChapter 1. A Guide to the Foot and How We WalkChapter 2. Personal Care and Professional Help for FeetChapter 3. About ShoesPart II. Foot Disorders and Other ProblemsChapter 4. Foot Alignment ProblemsChapter 5. Flat Feet and High-Arched FeetChapter 6. Skin Conditions Affecting the FootChapter 7. Toenail DisordersChapter 8. Bunions and Other Toe Conditions Chapter 9. Heel PainChapter 10. Nerve Syndromes Affecting the Foot and AnkleChapter 11. Arthritis Affecting Foot and Ankle JointsChapter 12. Tendon InjuriesPart III. People with Special Foot NeedsChapter 13. Foot Problems That Start in ChildhoodChapter 14. Common Sports Injuries and the Sports Enthusiast's FootChapter 15. Foot Health for People with DiabetesChapter 16. Orthotic Devices to Alleviate Foot ProblemsChapter 17. Puncture Wounds and Foreign BodiesResourcesIndex
£18.45
WW Norton & Co Building Your Ideal Private Practice
Book SynopsisA much-anticipated second edition to this classic practice-building text.Trade Review"Grodzki helps us create a blueprint for a successful practice, regardless of the stage of our career. . . . For those who read the first edition of this book, this second edition includes six new chapters as well as various updates to cover issues that have emerged over the last fifteen years. . . . [A]pproachable and engaging. She incorporates personal experiences as well as anecdotes from her workshops and private consulting, and she offers helpful exercises. . . . [A] well-written and useful book." -- PsychCentral"This book is filled with useful information and it is extremely well written. I recommend it for any therapist starting a private practice." -- The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter"I found Building Your Ideal Private Practice an inspiring, relevant, intelligent, and practical resource that had me excited about what I can do with my own private practice. . . . Unlike some other ‘set up your business’ books I have read, this guide speaks to therapists in their own language . . . . I would like to see this as compulsory reading for every graduating professional in our field—helping new clinicians avoid unnecessary confusion, pain, and even financial loss through the recognition that they are as much business people as they are healing professionals." -- The Neuropsychotherapist"With its personal preface, instructions, examples, anecdotes, exercises, tips, pre- and post-test, and other resources, this edition of Building Your Ideal Private Practice is relevant, timely, and helpful. As Grodzki mentions, it would be an effective tool for psychologists, counselors, life coaches, and other ‘therapists.’" -- Somatic Psychotherapy Today
£34.19
La tienda de magia
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Oxford University Press Oxford Professional Practice Handbook of Quality
Book SynopsisQuality of care is an essential outcome in modern healthcare, and improving this care is an integral part of the daily work of all healthcare professionals.The Handbook of Quality Improvement in Healthcare systematically covers the most modern theories and methods of improvement and implementation science in a practical and easy to follow format. It focusses on key challenges in healthcare, such as developing safe person-centred care, ensuring equity of care, meeting the challenge of climate change, and ensuring that care is safe, effective, timely, and delivered efficiently.By using helpful case studies throughout, and providing ethical, psychological, and practical advice on quality of care, this pocket-sized handbook is the ideal guide to all in healthcare today.Table of Contents1: Introduction to quality in healthcare 2: Challenges for quality improvement 3: Improvement science 4: Implementation science and quality improvement 5: Equity and quality improvement 6: Sustainable quality improvement 7: Economics of quality improvement 8: Coproducing health and person centred care 9: Standards in healthcare 10: The lens of psychology 11: How to make change happen 12: Appreciation of systems 13: Understanding variation 14: Lens of knowledge 15: Strategies for measurement 16: Measurement of person centred care 17: Application of quality improvement - preparing your quality improvement project 18: Application of quality improvement - next steps 19: Quality improvement, research, ethics and publishing 20: Resource hyperlinks
£29.99
Little, Brown Book Group Grave and Learned Men The Physicians 15181660
Book SynopsisThe Royal College of Physicians celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2018, and to observe this landmark is publishing this series of ten books. Each of the books focuses on fifty themed elements that have contributed to making the RCP what it is today, together adding up to 500 reflections on 500 years. Some of the people, ideas, objects and manuscripts featured are directly connected to the College, while others have had an influence that can still be felt in its work.This, the sixth book in the series looks at the history of the Royal College.
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Cambridge University Press The Biomedical Writer
Book SynopsisCo-authored by a leading ophthalmology researcher and a professor with fifteen years of experience teaching writing in the biomedical sciences, The Biomedical Writer addresses ways to use psychology and neuroscience to equip researchers and clinicians with an understanding of how effects like priming, primacy, recency, framing, and apparent paradoxes can make or break your articles and grant proposals. The Biomedical Writer covers everything from making sentences readable, effective, and memorable to working with collaborators under unforgiving deadlines. Going far beyond the basic structure and content of manuscripts and proposals, this guide to writing in biomedicine also focuses on topics that include handling negative results and the most important and neglected step in submitting manuscripts to journals.Table of Contents1. Writing: the most vital – and neglected – skill; 2. Writing for your reader's brain; 3. Before you begin: getting to so what? and who cares?; 4. Getting published: manuscripts, journals, and submissions; 5. Getting funded: applying for grants; 6. Collaborative writing: pass the baton; 7. Communicating with the public.
£25.99
Benediction Classics The Elephant Man And Other Reminiscences
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Cambridge University Press Management Essentials for Doctors By Shaw Rory Ramachandra Vino Lucas Nuala Robinson Neville
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Cambridge University Press PatientCentered Assisted Reproduction
Book SynopsisAddress the future of innovative reproductive technologies with experts in the fields of IVF, fertility preservation and laboratory advances. This essential resource examines the changing roles of IVF, and moves beyond the basics of reproductive medicine. This book introduces the optimization of care, to improve patient outcomes, whilst facing ethical challenges that accompany new technologies, and applying the patient-centered care model to improve both patient and staff retention. By showcasing the future of the field in terms of clinical practice and innovative laboratory technologies, this guide will support clinics worldwide to provide high-quality customer experience, maintaining a competitive edge, following increasing standardization of clinical and laboratory protocols. This invaluable guide features chapters on patient evaluation, predictive modelling, advances in pharmacology, and laboratories of the future. Written by research and clinical leaders from around the world, it Trade Review'This book truly respected my time and is written for the active practitioner. The chapters and book are tightly edited. Each chapter's content made me look forward to the next. The table of contents is unique in its combining of current clinical practice, psychologic care, and patient-centered, day-to-day provision of care. As such, it fills a special and applauded niche. The content is fresh and contemporaneous. Thus, a second edition will be a must within the next couple of years.' Barbara Hoffman, Doody's Book Review Service'… a fresh approach to the delivery of assisted conception care. It has particular relevance due to the global experience of a pandemic, as it discusses the use of technology in enhancing communication, especially around supportive care … The book fills a gap in the available repertoire of medically assisted reproductive care text books.' Ephia Yasmin, The Obstetrician and GynaecologistTable of ContentsList of contributors; Introduction; 1. Access to infertility care Kevin Doody and Kaitlin Doody; 2. The patient evaluation of the future: genetics, new diagnostics and prediction modelling Maurizio Poli, Monica Clemente, Carmen Rubio, Antonio Capalbo and Carlos Simon; 3. Advances in ART pharmacology: drug delivery systems and the pipeline Colin Howles; 4. ART monitoring: an end to frequent clinic visits and needle sticks? Jan Gerris; 5. The IVF cycle to come: laboratory innovations Denny Sakkas and David Gardner; 6. Integrative care Sarah Holley and Lauri Pasch; 7. Psychological counseling, ethical challenges of the future Elizabeth Grill and Lindsay Childress-Beatty; 8. Using technology to enhance communication in medically assisted reproductive care Karin Hammarberg, Lone Schmidt, Gritt Malling and Emily Koert; 9. The economics of IVF: evaluating the necessity and value of public funding Evelyn Verbeke, Jeroen Luyten and Thomas D'Hooghe; 10. Medical and elective fertility preservation: options and suggestions for a patient-centered approach Pasquale Patrizio and Marcia Inhorn; 11. Patient retention, nursing retention: the importance of empathic communication and nursing support Alice Domar; 12. Patient-centered IVF care Sofia Gameiro; 13. The IVF patient journey of the future Thomas Toth and Angela Leung; Index.
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McGraw-Hill Education Medical Language for Modern Health Care ISE
Book SynopsisMedical Language for Modern Health Care uses a contextual learning approach to introduce medical terminology within a healthcare environment. Chapters are broken into lessons that present and define terminology through the context of anatomy and physiology, pathology, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures as well as pharmacology.Table of Contents1 The Anatomy of Medical Terms2 Word Analysis and Communication3 The Body as a Whole4 Integumentary System5 Digestive System6 Urinary System7 Male Reproductive System8 Female Reproductive System9 Nervous System10 Cardiovascular System11 Blood12 Lymphatic and Immune System13 Respiratory System14 Skeletal System15 Muscles and Tendons, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR)16 Special Senses of the Eye and Ear17 Endocrine System18 Mental Health19 Geriatrics20 Cancer21 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine22 Pharmacology
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AuthorHouse Am I Transgender The Transgender Primer Vol 1
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Headline Publishing Group The Heathrow Doctor
Book SynopsisAn exhilarating insight into the life of a doctor at Heathrow Airport, where the truth is often stranger than fiction.For over a decade, Stephanie Green was a doctor on-call for one of the world''s busiest airports, confronting dramatic, bizarre and sometimes heart-breaking situations. During her 24-hour shifts at Heathrow, Dr Green had to be ready for anything: from finding an abandoned suitcase leaking blood onto the carousel, to discovering a man smuggling heroin in a corset.It''s a job that brought her into contact with all walks of life; her patients included drug mules and fugitives, schizophrenics and stowaways, refugees and tourists. And with the threats of a nerve agent poisoning or a Level Four viral epidemic always in the back of her mind, Dr Green found herself on the frontline where the decisions are made about who - or what - was allowed to leave the airport''s borders.FLIGHT RISK reveals the thrilling drama that takes place behind-the-sc
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Quercus Publishing Hell and High Water: A blistering Swedish crime
Book SynopsisThe first in a new Swedish crime series featuring Tekla Berg, a fearless doctor with a remarkable photographic memory"A taut and blistering thriller with the most memorable protagonist ever. Christian Unge is in total control of his environment. It deserves to be huge" Imran Mahmood, author of You Don't Know Me"Watch your blood pressure! A tense and clever thriller" Lilja SiguroardottirWith 85% per cent burns to his body and a 115% risk of dying, it's a miracle the patientis still alive. He only made it this far thanks to Tekla Berg, an emergency physician whose unorthodox methods and photographic memory are often the difference between life and death. Convinced that the fire was a terrorist attack - and that the patient was involved - the police are determined to question him. Almost as determined as those who would silence him at any cost. And while Tekla battles to keep him breathing, she can't shake the thought that something about him is strangely familiar . . .Tekla has always hidden her remarkable mind from her hospital colleagues, resorting to amphetamines to take the edge off the endless whirl of lucid memories. But now she'll need to call on all her wits as she's drawn into a mystery involving corrupt police, the godfather of the Uzbek mafia, and her beloved but wayward brother.Translated from the Swedish by George Goulding & Sarah de SenarclensTrade ReviewA taut and blistering thriller with the most memorable protagonist ever. Christian Unge is in total control of his environment. It deserves to be huge. -- Imran MahmoodMulti-layered and gritty with a strong emotional undercurrent - this is one to savour. -- Susi HollidayChristian Unge describes the hospital environment better than anyone else in Sweden. Tekla is a scalpel-sharp character who delivers a massive shot of adrenalin. Unmissable. -- Jens LapidusWatch your blood pressure! A tense and clever thriller. -- Lilja SigurðardóttirElectrifying. * Crime Monthy. *A gripping crime novel . . . fast-moving and packed with convincing detail and memorable characters . . . Tekla is a terrific character. -- Natasha Cooper * Literary Review *As gripping as it could be. Stressed-out, sleep-deprived and pill-popping Dr Tekla Berg is as unusual a centra character as you will find . . . An authentic and seriously exciting debut. -- Myles McWeeney * Irish Independent. *
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Dresden Teamwork Concept: For Medical High Risk
Book SynopsisBesides its core competencies in excellent patient care, the university hospital in Dresden, Germany focuses on team and quality management. In our understanding, team management is one key success factor for hospitals in the future. Excellent nationally and internationally recognised projects and practice proven concepts will be presented by specialists in their fields. After discussing the strategic background and advantages of team oriented management from the hospital CEOs viewpoint, possibilities of aligning individual employee performance with strategic goals under the peculiarities of university hospitals are presented. The concept of shared mental models is then closely discussed on the background of cutting edge results in this field in a guest article by Piet van den Bossche (Dept. of Educational development and Educational Research, Maastricht University, The Netherlands). Fitting just into the latter empirical background, team concepts in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services are described, which rely on shared mental models of all team members. To achieve good Crew Resource Management the Dresden Six Step Approach of CRM improves team performance by introducing psychological know how into simulator based teaching, focusing on shared mental models and team effectiveness. The next chain link of patient safety is risk management representing a vital part of quality management in high risk medical organisations. In this regard, the design and implementation of a local Critical Incident Reporting System (CIRS) in Dresden is illustrated. Consequently the results of our CIRS are openly discussed as well as the changes in daily practice derived from its reports. The next step on the way to business excellence is the utilisation of closed quality management circuits, referring to the classical Deming cycle (plan- do- check- act). In this regard, we describe the results of the first Six Sigma team optimisation project in a German hospital in collaboration with the Chair of Market oriented Corporate Management and Marketing of the University of Dresden. Responsibility for society is further taken by setting up a quality certified trans-regional stroke management network. Using virtual patient gateways under the leadership of the UHD quality in patient care evolves from the local level of one hospital to the entire eastern Saxon region. Most fascinating and challenging, however, is the psychology and team management of large teams and resources under time pressure exemplified in mass casualty incidents and natural disasters directly affecting a level 3 trauma centre as illustrated in the both final chapters. This book is aimed at managers and team leaders, practitioners, and team members in diverse organisations as well as management consultants. This diverse target group illustrates the basic approach of team management. Only the strategy oriented inter-professional co-operation of management and staff within shared mental models across the organisation enables sustained success of all contributors by increasing patient safety and satisfaction.
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University of Alberta Press The COVID Journals: Health Care Workers Write the
Book SynopsisEarly in the pandemic, medical personnel were our front lines. What was that like? Through stories, art, and poetry, Canadian health-care workers from across the country recount their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contributors to The COVID Journals share the determination and fear they felt as they watched the crisis unfold, giving us an inside view of their lives at a time when care itself was redefined from moment to moment. Their narratives, at turns tender, angry, curious, and sometimes even joyful, highlight challenges and satisfactions that people will continue to explore and make sense of for years to come. Contributors: Ewan Affleck, Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif, Manisha Bharadia, Christopher Blake, Candace de Taeye, Arundhati Dhara, Paul Dhillon, Liam Durcan, Monika Dutt, Sarah Fraser, David Gratzer, Jillian Horton, Andrew Howe, Monica Kidd, Jaime Lenet, Pam Lenkov, Suzanne Lilker, Jennifer Moore, Shane Neilson, Kacper Niburski, Elizabeth Niedra, Margaret Nowaczyk, Tolu Oloruntoba, Rory O’Sullivan, Jordan Pelc, Nick Pimlott, Angela E. Simmonds, Tanas Sylliboy, Helen Tang, Bobby Taylor, Tharshika Thangarasa, Diana Toubassi, Shan Wang, Marisa Webster, Chadwick Williams, Dolly Williams, Jiameng Xu.Trade Review"The COVID Journals leaps off the page as a rich unmasking of those whom we too often herald as heroes but too rarely come to know, offering the reader an appreciation of the individuality, pain, love, humour, and creativity of Canadian health-care workers." Lawrence Hill, novelist and essayist“The COVID Journals brings readers into an encounter with the pandemic that is as exceptional as it is ordinary.” Emilia Nielsen, Associate Professor, York University“Just as stories have been central to our lives as human beings over millennia, they are also central to medicine. The narratives in The COVID Journals reframe health care as a human endeavor.” Pamela Brett-MacLean, Associate Professor, and Director, Arts & Humanities in Health & Medicine, University of Alberta"The COVID Journals is a poignant and insightful collection of stories, personal reflections, poems and artwork from the frontline of the COVID19 pandemic in Canada. It offers an intimate glimpse into the struggles, triumphs, and unwavering dedication of those who bore the weight of ensuring the well-being of patients and communities. Each writer brings a unique perspective, but a common thread running through every story is that of vulnerability, of honesty, and of humanity. The anthology could be invaluable for those looking for resources that connect the humanities to the ‘sciences’ in health professions education. … This book, a must-read, is a multifaceted, human-centered perspective on the COVID19 pandemic." Upreet Dhaliwal, Research and Humanities in Medical Education, October 23, 2023 [Full review at https://bit.ly/46JEC8o]Table of Contentsix Preface 1 Fight or Flight: The Ambivalent Health-Care Heroes of Pandemic Response, Canadian Edition | SHANE NEILSON 18 Uncertainty | PAUL DHILLON 22 The Sum of All Fears | TOLU OLORUNTOBA 26 A Journal of the Plague Year 2020 | NICK PIMLOTT 42 What I Will Not Doff | DIANA TOUBASSI 47 Workday | THARSHIKA THANGARASA 50 A Mask | MONICA KIDD 52 Facing the Unknown: Apprehensive, Overwhelmed, and Helpless | SHAN WANG 61 On Pandemic and Uselessness | JAIME LENET 67 Pandemic | JORDAN PELC 68 Prescription for Water | JIAMENG XU 70 Palliative Care | THARSHIKA THANGARASA 71 My So-Called COVID Life | JENNIFER MOORE 79 Pulling Strings | MONIKA DUTT 85 Disembodied” An Examination of the Examination in a Pandemic | LIAM DURCAN 93 Same But Different | DAVID GRATZER 97 I’m No Hero | SUZANNE LILKER 100 Sidelined | MENGXI (HELEN) TANG 101 Behind the Front Line: (Or, the COVID Experience That Never Was) | RORY O’SULLIVAN 108 Singularity | MENGXI (HELEN) TANG 109 With Beauty | KACPER NIBURSKI 114 Management Was Mad | SARAH FRASER 116 Preoccupations of a Public Health Resident | MARISA WEBSTER 119 Bongo Guy in Lockdown | CHRISTOPHER BLAKE 125 Mango Season | ARUNDHATI DHARA 132 Solidarity | MENGXI (HELEN) TANG 133 I Am Letting Myself Go (Or, Humans of Late COVID) | ELIZABETH NIEDRA 136 Life and Death in Denendeh | EWAN AFFLECK 144 Jipasi na’sɨk melkitai | TANAS SYLLIBOY 145 In the ER, Patients Need My Comfort But I Am Scared to Give It | SARAH-TAÏSSIR BENCHARIF 149 Vicissitude | PAM LENKOV 152 Connection | MENGXI (HELEN) TANG 153 What Was Missing | MARGARET NOWACZYK 162 A Family History in 2 Pandemics, 4 Infections, and 102 Years | JILLIAN HORTON 165 Endurance | MANISHA BHARADIA 167 Blowing Smoke in Your Ear | ANDREW HOWE, ANGELA SIMMONDS, BOBBY TAYLOR, and DOLLY WILLIAMS; facilitated by ARUNDHATI DHARA and CHADWICK WILLIAMS 185 It’s Hard Not to Slam a Fist on the Table When the Finish Line Keeps Lurching Further Ahead, or, Third Wave | CANDACE DE TAEYE 191 An Unconventional Conclusion | ARUNDHATI DHARA and SARAH FRASER 197 Acknowledgements 199 Contributors
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Clinical Press Ltd You don't have to be a genius: Biography of a
Book SynopsisAt the dawn of the permissive age Diana is a medical student in swinging London. Revel in the fascinating characters that she meets, the medical students, doctors and patients and see what made the little girl into the woman she is now. Funny and moving and based on a true story.
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Caitlin Press Wake-Up Call: Tales from a Frontier Doctor
Book SynopsisIn his second book, Sterling Haynes begins by telling us that at the age of seventy a left hemisphere stroke rearranged his brain. "My right creative side took over and I started to write poetry and humour. I was left with a partially paralysed right foot, but a writer''s creative right brain. I think I got the better of the deal, a new brain in trade for a foot. The funny episodes in my medical practice became hilarious. The sad, melancholy parts of my life''s memories looked less bleak." Haynes goes on to share the humorous and sometimes bizarre tales of his life as a doctor; a man shoots off his big toe in a drunken binge and then begs the doc to get him to Sunday Mass on time, an inmate swallows a spoon to avoid solitary confinement, an accident with a Murphy bed leaves a man hanging for more than ten hours. "I worked long hours, made house calls, went out with the ambulance and flew to remote accident areas, sometimes receiving payment in kind: hinds of beef, lamb and moose, bags of potatoes and turnips and on one occasion, a big game guide brought me a four point buck in payment for delivering his first son, leaving the dressed carcass in the centre of my waiting room." Haynes tells it like it was in these tales of a frontier doctor, from Williams Lake to Alabama.
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Boulder Books Tomcats & House Calls: Memoir of a Country Doctor
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Good Times Books Pvt Wrong Prescription
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HarperCollins Publishers The Greatest Benefit to Mankind
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